First corn of the season: Roasted corn and bacon salad recipe
I love finding great produce, and was thrilled to find the first corn of the season in the market recently. The good thing about in-season produce is it is cheaper, more flavorful and usually from closer to home.
Roasting the corn for this salad coaxes out all the sweetness. The soft bibb lettuce provides nice contrast to the crisp bacon. The simple dressing of vinegar and cream is inspired by a dressing I had on a salad in France. Adding vinegar to the cream makes a dressing with a nice balance of sweetness from the cream and acidity from the vinegar, a bit like crème fraiche. Be sure to start with a good quality, good-tasting vinegar because it is a prominent flavor in this salad. Read the rest of this entry »
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